When weight management lasts. Lower perceived rule complexity increases adherence

Appetite

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-43

  Mata, Jutta ^a,b   Todd, Peter M ^a,c   Lippke, Sonia ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b International Max Planck Research School LIFE   (Germany)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive complexity; Cox hazard regressions; Self efficacy; Weight loss program adherence; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; COGNITION; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TIME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 74449088816     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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